A Messy Affair

'Warm-hearted but sharp-tongued...it's hard to think of a better amateur sleuth series in the last decade' Morning Star

'Light-hearted and engaging . . . a perfect antidote to the January blues' Irish Independent

The only way is murder . . .

Lena Szarka, a Hungarian cleaner working in London, is forced to brush up on her detective skills for a third time when her cousin Sarika is plunged into danger.

Sarika and her reality TV star boyfriend Terry both receive threatening notes. When Terry stops calling, Lena assumes he's lost interest. Until he turns up. Dead. Lena knows she must act fast to keep her cousin from the same fate.

Scrubbing her way through the grubby world of reality television, online dating and betrayed lovers, Lena finds it harder than she thought to discern what's real - and what's just for the cameras.

Praise for Elizabeth Mundy

'Beautiful writing' The Sun

'Perfect for our multicultural age' Vaseem Khan

'A deliciously light and amusing souffle of a book' Irish Independent

'Witty and warm but with an unsentimental core of steel' Morning Star

'Poignant, funny and races effortlessly along' Elodie Harper

'As warm and satisfying as a bowl of goulash' LC Tyler

“Light-hearted and engaging entertainment that bounces along merrily, a perfect antidote to the January blues”

Irish Independent

Elizabeth Mundy's grandmother was a Hungarian immigrant to America who raised five children on a chicken farm in Indiana. An English Literature graduate from Edinburgh University, Elizabeth is a marketing director for an investment firm and lives in London with her messy husband and two young children. In Strangers' Houses and A Clean Canvas are the first two novels in the Lena Szarka mystery series.

'Warm-hearted but sharp-tongued...it's hard to think of a better amateur sleuth series in the last decade' Morning Star 'Light-hearted and engaging . . . a perfect antidote to the January blues' Irish Independent The only way is murder . . . Lena Szarka, a Hungarian cleaner working in London, is forced to brush up on her detective skills for a third time when her cousin Sarika is plunged into danger.Sarika and her reality TV star boyfriend Terry both receive threatening notes. When Terry stops calling, Lena assumes he's lost interest. Until he turns up. Dead. Lena knows she must act fast to keep her cousin from the same fate.Scrubbing her way through the grubby world of reality television, online dating and betrayed lovers, Lena finds it harder than she thought to discern what's real - and what's just for the cameras. Praise for Elizabeth Mundy 'Beautiful writing' The Sun 'Perfect for our multicultural age' Vaseem Khan 'A deliciously light and amusing souffle of a book' Irish Independent 'Witty and warm but with an unsentimental core of steel' Morning Star 'Poignant, funny and races effortlessly along' Elodie Harper 'As warm and satisfying as a bowl of goulash' LC Tyler

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